Hey folks. It’s been a minute. I made an effort this year to get out of the endless acquisition cycle of constantly buying selling and trading packs. It worked for awhile, but the two I have arriving this week may indicate I’ve started to relapse. None the less, I thought it might be fun to share some info and thoughts on what’s coming to GORUCK in 2026, using info gleaned from founder Jason McCarthy’s recent Reddit AMA. ...
Just a quick note that the GORUCK GR1, full 1000d with front and side molle, is about to get the much loved quick access pocket. Actually it’s technically already here, but only in hot pink. However I’ve seen screenshots of an email someone posted from GORUCK support stating that other colors, including black, are inbound within the next couple months. This is fantastic news, the quick access pocket is a massively requested and very useful feature, and for so long was only available on very expensive and rare collaboration or heritage bags. Now it’s arrived on the ripstop GR1/GR2, the two compartment Bullets, and now/soon the 1000d GR1. This continues to incidicate that GORUCK is making an effort to deliver bags a little more tailored to EDC. Looking back at what GORUCK has released in the last year or so, (the two compartment Bullet 18L, the ripstop / waxed canvas / 500d M23, the ripstop GR1 and GR2 with QAP), these are the bags I’d always wanted from them. ...